Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-15
LADIES' COLUMN.
Neptune Now Offers to Venus Color
Hints and Jewels from
Coral Caves.
Crown Lowered and Brim Widened in
the Summer Hat-India Null
In Pretty Costumes.
Finance In the Home Firm-nIinor De
tails in Dress-Recipes for
the Kitchen,

paraSOl, and no lady OF IasnlOn, ventures
forth unless these articles Of her dress
show vivid coIoring. The materials used
in parasols for dressy occasions are OF
light silks, some more elegant are covered
ent kind over MORE, the lower part of
the parssol being finished with ruffle,
tBis is sometimes striped With ribbons
and 8 pompon of the ribbon is on the
uppert part. The handle furnishes large
opportunity for artistic work which is not
always in the strict line of beauty, plain
wooden stick has handle of chased sill
yer, another is finished to form q round
box containing either the ever convenient
powder puff or perfumed Waddlng, a
third style affects the quaint and gro
tesque in finish, having owls, parrots and
dogs in life-like attitudes to be Clasped
by fair hands.
The summer hat is now growing in
another direction by developing in
breadth to such an extent as threatens
the unique dimensions of the sombrero
worn on the plains, still no vacaIo can
initiate in his head-dress the cOquettish
angles into which the woman "straight on
mischief bent" catches up the broad
brim, while from beneath the rougish
glances fash. These wide hats have rib
bon fastened inside the crown carrying
the brim with it and made into bows
mingled with feathers on the top of the
crown. A low crowned hat is new
freak, it's kind of turbRn with rolling
brim, and trimmed with wings Teposing
next the crown on either side, the front
s, 4 ~~rT&1, Ery,0% rNE
silk.
Diaphanous is pretty word, and the
phrase disphanOus white muslin, brings
up at once vision of maiden beauty
spotlessly arrayed. Fashion recognizes
the prettiness of the picture and bids the
fair ones 90 forth in white, and this man
date finds universal favor. Even in white
dresses the tendency to lines can be pre-
served by the use of perpendicular box
plaits. A costume which is much to be
commended in the way of simplicity has
s round skirt finished at the bottom with
q three-inch frill, and side panel of
twelve single plaits not over 8 half inch
in width extending from the belt to the
bottom, the overskirt is entire, bordered
by tucks, the same number and width
as the plaits in the panel,
4OOptO III 1OIN6 duItC AtSuJ q LULU
back from the left side and
hanging straight elsewhere. This skirt is
set on quite full IN plaits, beginning at
the right side and extending only to the
looping. The corsage is a round basque,
having a pointed scarf plated into the
shoulders and confined IN a loose knot
lust above the waist line, the ends being
finished with tucks. After this the tichu
&C RI NIL o 10
not necessary to loose it, as the opening
admits the head, and the scarf can be
thrown over the back of the neck until
the waist is buttoned. The sleeve is a
loose fitting coat, with cuffs tucked in
point.
a lovely suit of white India null is
made with VaIenciennes lace in this way:
Front, right side and back are composed
entirely Of double box plaits OF lawn,
with lace same width between. Each box
drawn together about eighteen inches
from the bottom, and finished with knot
of bright orange ribbon, with long
loops, and each reaching almost to bottom
Of skirt. On left side are two plated
the other. A wide rutf1e of lace falling
bottom.
Waist has box plRits, with lace insertion
both front and back, and ruffie of lace
down each side IN front and around
bottom. A long bow Of ribbon at neck
reaches below waist.
The very new feature of this suit is the
manner in which the box plaits are
gathered at distance from the bottom,
dor joh
pretty effect. And the remarkable feature
is the absence of all drapery.
Another pretty mode for an India lawn
and embroidery is to make the skirt with
q box plat in front with embroidery on
right and left, row of embroidery on
back, and q straight back drapery having
embroidery on the sides. The basque is
finished at the bottom with embroidery,
also pointed trimming in front and
rundown collar of embroidery. In both
these lsst suits it will be noticed that the
back drspery hangs straight, and it is
said this mode will prevail during the
summer, especially in wash dresses.
NOTES.
Carved corals are fashionable in
jewelry.
Cream white pilot cloth is much used
for dressy afternoon gowns.
Green is the most conspicuous color in
spring millinery.
Nearly all chiidren's dresses are in
polonsise or redingote shape.
Black surah is the proper silk for half
mourning frocks.
Black and white checked silks and
black and white striped ones are in favor
sgain.
Full bishop sleeves and Gigot Qeg of
mutton) sleeves are seen on many new
gowns.
The black lace bonnet grows in popular
estimation as the season advances.
A sort of honeyCombed work called
Smoking" is used on children's sum-
mer dresses.
The smaller the child the larger the hat
is the fashionable edict at the present
In black wooden goods, yelling and
"crepe de lsine" are employed in prefer
ence to fancy stdffs.
The coat sleeve is modified. 1t is made
looser above elbow, and opens st the
inner, not the outer seam at the wrist.
The burnouse shawl drapery and the
isbot folds are the favorite arrangement |
Tor the back of the skirts of spring |
dresses.
The ponular long enrop 6rSneries are